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How Youth Sports Have Changed Over The Years and At What Cost To The Kids Playing Them

Joining your first soccer team when you were 9 years old used to be fun, beginner level experiences for children to experience the fun of learning how to play a specific sport. You used to join a rec...
Should kids play more than one sport? by Kevin Gleason

More and more kids are playing just one sport, and many start the process in pre-teen years."There is a direct result of playing one sport (and more injuries) because you are using the same muscles," ...
Survey Results Could Have an Impact by Mary Boyer

U.S. Youth Soccer conducted a “grassroots survey” this past year to try to figure out the relationship between kids and organized soccer. The focus was on learning how parents perceive the value of a ...
Parents On The Other Side by Emily Cohen

Two weeks ago, our soccer league had its end of year tournament. As the previous game ended, my daughter's coach strode to the far side of the field to set up the bench for the girls. The coach -- and...
What is a "Head" Coach? by Alan Maher

I read your note from a "Head" coach who wanted to know how to deal with parents. I wanted to cry. Really. For me, the head coach is supposed to coach kids soccer. Under active parents and over active...

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Sideline coaching -- Dump the GPS and let the kids drive
Created by admin in 11/12/2011 10:57:11 AM

Now, I had observed this parent’s sideline behavior several times, and had also seen him silenced by his daughter’s coach on more than one occasion. This parent’s pearls of coaching wisdom included p... Read More..

Painting with a Soccer Ball by Alan Maher
Created by admin in 8/23/2011 3:45:31 PM

Then I went to a soccer field to watch summer soccer camp.The painting scene by the library came to mind. Learn to use the tools that are available. The soccer ball is the primary tool. Learn how to ... Read More..

5 activities to improve confidence with the ball by Ken Kruse
Created by admin in 8/16/2011 3:10:51 PM

Do you want your soccer players to improve their ball skills? What coach doesn’t! Ask your players to dedicate 10-15 minutes every day at home toward these activities. These soccer activities can be ... Read More..

Klinsmann exudes positive energy on US sidelines
Created by admin in 8/16/2011 11:54:20 AM

Klinsmann exuded positive energy on the bench. He smiled a lot. He pumped his arm repeatedly when Rogers tied the score in the 73rd minute. And the affable German wore an ear-to-ear grin during the p... Read More..

Know They Keeper By Tim Mulqueen with Mike Woitalla
Created by admin in 7/14/2011 5:46:16 PM

Coaches must adjust their approach to the individual. Some keepers might need the soft touch to get in the right frame of mind. Others might require a rousing pep talk. Some keepers might fall apart ... Read More..

Lecture them not By Mike Woitalla
Created by admin in 7/14/2011 5:42:12 PM

If being told how to play enabled children to master soccer we'd have an excess of great players and superb teams. The game, it is so obvious, is the best teacher. That's not to say the coaches' choi... Read More..

Women’s national team inspires little girls, fathers and mothers throughout U.S.by Jose de Jesus Ortiz
Created by admin in 7/14/2011 5:32:12 PM

Growing up in the Los Angeles area in the 70s and 80s, I still remember the first time I saw girls playing organized soccer. It was in 1984 as part of a Coca Cola-sponsored tournament in Pasadena on ... Read More..

USA Women's Soccer Inspires Youth by Nathan Thomas
Created by admin in 7/14/2011 5:14:32 PM

The USA beat France to advance to the finals, and the young soccer fans will be watching every kick of the way. "We can learn," says Alex Widman, 12. "We can watch their mistakes and we can learn fro... Read More..

From Tears to Cheers by Gerald Steele
Created by admin in 6/15/2011 5:12:27 PM

They have started to learn that winning is not about beating an opponent. No, the one to beat is oneself. It is about learning and growing. It is about shedding silly notions about competition. It is... Read More..

What do we do Now? by Alan Maher
Created by admin in 1/24/2011 3:33:30 PM

On Long Island the team has a coach of record. He or she goes to the games with the team. Normally that person is a volunteer. Then the team hires a professional coach. Perhaps the English coach. The... Read More..